To help you automate this type of restart operation, Microsoft Windows XP comes with a command-line utility called Shutdown.exe, which can restart your system. To make this happen automatically, you can configure it to run at a specified time with the Scheduled Tasks tool. Here’s how:
- Go to Control Panel | Scheduled Tasks.
- Double-click Add Scheduled Task to launch the Scheduled Task Wizard.
- Click Next and then click the Browse button.
- Access the Windows\System32 folder, select Shutdown.exe,…